Blithe Color

#0084bd

Blithe is calm, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta

Inverse Color #ff7b42
Complementary Color #bd3800
Color Shade: cool cyan (198.1° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 37.06% (better contrasting with white)
Blithe Color Sample
Blithe Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #0084bd

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blithe Color. The Caneel Bay color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Tropic Sea (#016f92) for more calm effect. Try Blue Luxury as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#bd3800 is the best complementary color to Blithe. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #0084bd complementary color is Fire, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Lochmara are #00bd97 and #0025bd. Thus found on the left and right of #0084bd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Caribbean Green and International Klein Blue colors as they work well with Blithe.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Blithe palette consists of #bd9700 and #bd0025 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bd3800). Try Buddha Gold and Monza colors in combination with #0084bd, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #0084bd offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Blithe. Thus Limeade and Flirt giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Blithe contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fire, Purple, and Harlequin split by 90° on the color wheel. #0084bd square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Blithe tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#bd3800) and two others. The Flirt is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Malachite – 120° from the complementary Fire. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bd0083 and #00bd38.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #0084bd is made of 0% red, 41% green and 59% blue. In a HSL mode Blithe has a hue angle of 198.1°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 37.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #0084bd is made of 74.12% cyan, 22.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black ink.

HEX #0084bd
RGB Decimal rgb(0,132,189)
RGB Percentage 0%, 41%, 59%
CMYK 74.12, 22.36, 0, 25.88
HSL hsl(198.1,100%,37.06%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(198.1,100%,74.12%)
CIE-LAB lab(52.0364,-9.156,-38.1394)
XYZ xyz(17.4366,20.1767,51.1196)
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